Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-09
SPECIAL SERVICES.
REVIVAL AND oIHER CHUgCH MEET
IHGs IN THE CITY.
The Preaching Of the Rev. Il. W. Brown
at clsy.street Methodist
Church.

Rev. H. W. Brown hada crowdedhouse
last night at Clay Street Methodist Epis-
copal church and many, unable to get
seats, were turned away. Rev. W. +.
c. Gregory, ofthe Presbyterian Church,
led in the opening prayer. Rev. Mr..
Cutler, Of the Disciples Church, read
the lesson. Mr.. Brown announced as
his theme, "Take Away the Stone.
The preacher said that unbelief was
one Of the stones that must be taken
away; that sectarianism was another
stone that needed to be taken away,
and the inconsistency of church men,
bers was another. On each of these
points the preacher dwelt at length.
At the conclusion of the sermon Mr..
Brown requested all who wished to re-
main to the after-meeting to retire i'm
mediately to the lecture-room of the
church. Almost the entire congrega-
ton went to the lecture-room. Mr..
Avis then led in singing "There is a
Fountain Filled with Blood"
Then Mr.. Brown read some written
requests for prayer, and asked all the
lukewarm Christians who desired to get
nearer TO God to rise and say so. Then
the backsliders who desired to return to
God would, he said, please make it
known. Many rose and asked for the
prayers of Gods people.
Next Mr.. Brown asked if there were
any sinners in the congregation who
wished to he saved to stand up and say
so and many old and young asked to
be prayed for. Then, after singing a
few verses of the hymn Nearer, Ny
God, to Thee" Mr.. Avis led in prayer,
followed by Mr. Brown.
The following preachers were pres
ent Rev. ". +. G. Gregory, Rev. A.
+. Dickinson, Rev. Mr.. Needhsm the
evangelist, and Rev. George w. Wray.
Mr.. Brown said that when he had
room he invited penitents to the altar !;
but he wanted the sinner to understand
that wheneverhe was willing orecOgnize
himself a sinner, then Christ was will
ing to save him at that moment. "Be-
lieye on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved" Do what you
may, but after all you must come to
Christ. Now" said the preacher,
"just make the place where you are
the altar and come to Christ"
After singing verse the preacher
asked that all who were willing 10 ac-
cept Christ as their Saviour would
stand up and say so, and ten persons
arose ard said they would take Christ.
There is to be Bible-reading every
afternoon at 4 O'Clock and preaching
every evening Mt 1:j0.
OLD ST. JoHy's.
The special services ut old st. Johns,
on Church Hill, are being attended by
large and deeply-intercstcd congrega-
tions. Dr. Newton last night preached
a powerful and telling sermon from
Amos ill.,, 3 "Cau two walk together
except they be agreed?" Captain Frank
Cunningham moved all hearts by his
hymns. He will sing again tonight,
and Dr. Newton will preach. Large
congregations also attend the early
morning service at 1889.
AT PARK PLACE CaCRcH.
The revival services at Park-Place
church have been continued with q
deeper interest and enthusiasm than any
similar meetings ever held at that place.
The congregations have been very
large attentive, and serious. Already
about eighteen or twenty have been re-
ee;ved into the church, and the pros
pect is good for large ingathering OF
souls.
Pew. c. p. Lyfortl has rendered val
liable aid, and will preach tonight.
Song service conducted by Il. +. Mi
chaels at 1880 preaching at 8 o'clock.
LAUREL-STREET CHURCH.
The congregations at Laurel-Strect
continue to increase. The lecture
room is no longer sufficient to accom-
modate the crowds that come. The
meeting viii be held tonight in the
audience-room. There were several
conversions last night. Nearly all the
unconverted persons in the house re-
mained with the Christians to the after
meeting.